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-ESPN keeps connecting the 49ers with interest in Michael Vick, but Mike Singletary said Vick hasn’t even been discussed. “I’m really excited about Alex Smith and I’m really excited about Shaun Hill,” Singletary said. “We have enough on our plate. Whether that (the prospect of signing Vick) becomes an issue, I don’t know.”

-Linebacker Jeff Ulbrich missed yesterday’s session because he’s going to school at San Jose State and was finishing a final in Social Problems.

-The privilege of watching practice comes with the responsibility of not revealing what goes on in terms of specific plays. But it’s safe to say the team might be quite creative in the fall. One play that was cleared by the 49ers to discuss, a swing pass to Josh Morgan, who then threw to a wide open Brandon Jones in the end zone, that was just some of the shenanigans the offense pulled in Thursday’s practice.

-Mike Singletary and Scot McCloughan have brought in a few veteran cornerbacks, but Singletary refused to reveal who they were. Other veterans out there include former Eagle and Cardinal Roderick Hood, former Dolphin Sam Madison and former Buccaneer Brian Kelly, but the 49ers might go with younger more unheralded replacements. “There are a lot of veteran guys out there that I’m not that excited about.”

-Wide receiver Dominique Zeigler missed the last two practices with a concussion after colliding with safety Dashon Goldson in Tuesday’s practice.

-Brandon Jones caught a fair number of passes over the last two days, including a slant in which he bounced off of a linebacker and kept running. He looks good.

-Everyone seems confident Terell Brown can replace Walt Harris. “If we didn’t feel good about him coming him, we’d be very nervous,” Singletary said. “Terell works his tail off; I’m very excited about him.”

Nate Clements said he won’t do anything different with Brown now that he’s likely the starter, because he’s already worked with Brown a lot over the last two years in terms of working out and watching film. Clements said Brown works hard enough, he doesn’t have to do anything differently.

-Rookie Michael Crabtree is relegated to watching practice and he doesn’t do that very well. He stands way in the back and half the time doesn’t watch the play. I don’t mean to get on the first-rounder, but one would think he’d be a more avid spectator.

-Singletary said since blasting the team after Monday’s practice that Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s practices improved. He was hoping for an outstanding practice today but it didn’t happen.